COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL

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1 COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 2016 SESSION OF TH OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY No. 22 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES The House convened at 11 a.m., e.d.t. THE SPEAKER (MIKE TURZAI) PRESIDING PRAYER HON. JOANNA McCLINTON, member of the House of Representatives, offered the following prayer: Lord Jesus, we thank You and praise You, for this is the day that You have made. We are rejoicing and we are glad. Father, we are so grateful for a new day. This day was not promised to us, yet and still we are here. We recognize we are here today because of Your grace, Your mercy, because of Your faithfulness. Every morning we are blessed with new mercies, and for that our hearts say thank You. Lord, we thank You for all of Your blessings. We thank You for life, health, strength, for food on our table and clothes on our backs. Father, we thank You for, most importantly, the opportunity and privilege to serve and to lead in Pennsylvania. Father, we pray right now for each and every one of our colleagues, that You touch us, God, from the top of our heads to the bottom of our feet. You know what we stand in need of. You know what we need in our homes, You know what we need in our families, You know what we need in our districts, You know what our constituents need. So it is our prayer today that we would be a vessel of hope, that we would give ourselves away so that You can use us. We pray that You would give us the ability to transcend every sort of divide, that we could be an example all across the nation of what we are able to do in the wells of this House. Lord, we just thank You right now. We give Your name the praise because You told us in Your Word that in all things You will work together for the good of those that love You and are called according to Your purpose. We thank You right now, in Jesus' name. Amen. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE (The Pledge of Allegiance was recited by members and visitors.) JOURNAL APPROVAL POSTPONED The SPEAKER. Without objection, the approval of the Journal of Monday, April 11, 2016, will be postponed until printed. BILLS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE, CONSIDERED FIRST TIME, AND TABLED HB 245, PN 3167 (Amended) By Rep. O'NEILL An Act amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, in local taxes, further providing for definitions, for payroll tax, for payment of tax to other political subdivisions or states as credit or deduction and withholding tax and for tax limitations; in consolidated collection of local income taxes, further providing for definitions, for declaration and payment of income taxes, for tax collection committees, for powers and duties of Department of Community and Economic Development, for powers and duties of tax officer and for withholding and remittance; and, in collection of delinquent taxes, further providing for penalties and for costs of collection of delinquent per capita, occupation, occupational privilege, emergency and municipal services, local services and income taxes. FINANCE. SB 356, PN 1689 (Amended) By Rep. O'NEILL An Act amending the act of December 31, 1965 (P.L.1257, No.511), known as The Local Tax Enabling Act, in consolidated collection of local income taxes, providing for the definition of "farming" and further providing for declaration and payment of income taxes and for withholding and remittance. FINANCE. HOUSE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED AND REFERRED No. 808 By Representatives ORTITAY, R. BROWN, V. BROWN, DAVIS, EVERETT, GIBBONS, PHILLIPS- HILL, LONGIETTI, MARSHALL, MILLARD, MILNE, PICKETT, RADER, ROSS, THOMAS, WARD, WARNER and READSHAW A Concurrent Resolution establishing a task force on voting system technology modernization and creating an advisory committee. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, April 12, 2016.

2 572 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE APRIL 12 HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED AND REFERRED No By Representatives ROEBUCK, FREEMAN, MILLARD, LEWIS, SCHLOSSBERG, THOMAS, JAMES, MURT, CALTAGIRONE, O'BRIEN, V. BROWN, DAVIS, READSHAW, D. COSTA, ROZZI, KINSEY, NEILSON, BULLOCK, MILNE, SCHREIBER, GILLEN and LONGIETTI An Act amending Title 24 (Education) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in membership, contributions and benefits, further providing for termination of annuities. Referred to Committee on EDUCATION, April 12, No By Representatives MAJOR, HELM, YOUNGBLOOD, PICKETT, MILLARD, D. COSTA, DiGIROLAMO, EVERETT and WARD An Act authorizing the Department of General Services, with the approval of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission and the Governor, to grant and convey to Associate Members of Old Mill Village Museum, Inc., certain lands situate in New Milford Township, Susquehanna County. Referred to Committee on STATE GOVERNMENT, April 12, No By Representative SCHEMEL An Act amending the act of May 1, 1933 (P.L.103, No.69), known as The Second Class Township Code, further providing for intergovernmental cooperation. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, April 12, No By Representative SCHEMEL An Act amending Title 11 (Cities) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for municipal authorities and cooperation with other political subdivisions. Referred to Committee on LOCAL GOVERNMENT, April 12, No By Representatives KAMPF, MALONEY, MUSTIO, A. HARRIS, KILLION, MILLARD, HARHAI, GILLEN, ROTHMAN, MARSICO, REGAN, BARRAR, HELM and BENNINGHOFF An Act amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in consolidated county assessment, further providing for appeals by taxing districts. Referred to Committee on URBAN AFFAIRS, April 12, SENATE BILL FOR CONCURRENCE The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, presented the following bill for concurrence: SB 1040, PN 1333 Referred to Committee on TRANSPORTATION, April 12, LEAVES OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER. The majority whip requests leaves of absence for the following: Representative Mike VEREB of Montgomery County for the day. Without objection, that will be granted. The minority whip requests leaves of absence for the following: Representative SANTARSIERO of Bucks County for the day, Representative THOMAS of Philadelphia County for the day, Representative Peter DALEY of Washington County for the day, Representative SAVAGE of Philadelphia County for the day, Representative EVANS of Philadelphia County for the day, and Representative KRUEGER-BRANEKY of Delaware County for the day. Without objection, that will be granted. MASTER ROLL CALL The SPEAKER. The Chair is about to take the master roll call. Members will proceed to vote. (Members proceeded to vote.) LEAVE OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER. Representative DiGIROLAMO should be placed for the day on leave at the request of the majority whip. Without objection, that will be granted. MASTER ROLL CALL CONTINUED The following roll call was recorded: PRESENT 195 Acosta Everett Kortz Rader Adolph Fabrizio Kotik Rapp Artis Farina Lawrence Ravenstahl Baker Farry Lewis Readshaw Barbin Fee Longietti Reed Barrar Flynn Mackenzie Reese Benninghoff Frankel Maher Regan Bizzarro Freeman Mahoney Roae Bloom Gabler Major Roebuck Boback Gainey Maloney Ross Boyle Galloway Markosek Rothman Bradford Gergely Marshall Rozzi Briggs Gibbons Marsico Saccone Brown, R. Gillen Masser Sainato Brown, V. Gillespie Matzie Samuelson Bullock Gingrich McCarter Sankey Burns Godshall McClinton Santora Caltagirone Goodman McGinnis Saylor Carroll Greiner McNeill Schemel Causer Grove Mentzer Schlossberg Christiana Hahn Metcalfe Schreiber Cohen Hanna Metzgar Schweyer Conklin Harhai Miccarelli Simmons Corbin Harhart Millard Sims

3 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE 573 Costa, D. Harkins Miller, B. Snyder Costa, P. Harper Miller, D. Sonney Cox Harris, A. Milne Staats Cruz Harris, J. Moul Stephens Culver Heffley Mullery Sturla Cutler Helm Murt Tallman Daley, M. Hennessey Mustio Taylor Davidson Hickernell Neilson Tobash Davis Hill Nelson Toepel Dawkins Irvin Nesbit Toohil Day James Neuman Topper Dean Jozwiak O'Brien Truitt Deasy Kampf O'Neill Vitali DeLissio Kaufer Oberlander Ward Delozier Kauffman Ortitay Warner DeLuca Kavulich Parker, D. Watson Dermody Keller, F. Pashinski Wentling Diamond Keller, M.K. Payne Wheatley Donatucci Keller, W. Peifer Wheeland Driscoll Killion Petrarca White Dunbar Kim Petri Youngblood Dush Kinsey Pickett Zimmerman Ellis Kirkland Pyle Emrick Klunk Quigley Turzai, English Knowles Quinn Speaker Evankovich ADDITIONS 0 NOT VOTING 0 EXCUSED 8 Daley, P. Evans Santarsiero Thomas DiGirolamo Krueger Savage Vereb LEAVES ADDED 5 Brown, V. Peifer Pyle Schlossberg Fee LEAVES CANCELED 5 Daley, P. Santarsiero Schlossberg Vereb Fee The SPEAKER. One hundred and ninety-five members having voted on the master roll, a quorum is present. SENATE MESSAGE HOUSE RESOLUTION CONCURRED IN BY SENATE The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, informed that the Senate has concurred in HR 783, PN SENATE MESSAGE AMENDED HOUSE BILLS RETURNED FOR CONCURRENCE AND REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, returned HB 794, PN 3162, and HB 1329, PN 2973, with information that the Senate has passed the same with amendment in which the concurrence of the House of Representatives is requested. SENATE MESSAGE RECESS RESOLUTION FOR CONCURRENCE The clerk of the Senate, being introduced, presented the following extract from the Journal of the Senate, which was read as follows: In the Senate, April 11, 2016 RESOLVED, (the House of Representatives concurring), Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the Senate recesses this week, it reconvene on Monday, May 9, 2016, unless sooner recalled by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and be it further RESOLVED, Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the Senate recesses the week of May 9, 2016, it reconvene on Monday, May 16, 2016, unless sooner recalled by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate; and be it further RESOLVED, Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the House of Representatives recesses this week, it reconvene on Monday, May 2, 2016, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and be it further RESOLVED, Pursuant to Article II, Section 14 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, that when the House of Representatives recesses the week of May 2, 2016, it reconvene on Monday, May 16, 2016, unless sooner recalled by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Ordered, That the clerk present the same to the House of Representatives for its concurrence. Will the House concur in the resolution of the Senate? Resolution was concurred in. Ordered, That the clerk inform the Senate accordingly. LEAVE OF ABSENCE The SPEAKER. The minority whip has indicated that Representative SCHLOSSBERG would like to be placed on leave for the remainder of the day. Without objection, that will be granted. FILMING PERMISSION The SPEAKER. PennLive, Sean Simmers, will be here to take still photos. He wants to get some photos of the championship Cumberland Valley Girls Basketball Team when the citation is presented. So we will be giving permission to this individual from PennLive to be on the House floor. Thank you. CUMBERLAND VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM PRESENTED The SPEAKER. Representative Rothman, Representative Bloom, and Representative Regan are all invited to the rostrum for the purpose of presenting a citation to one of our championship teams. Members, if you could please take your seats. Thank you.

4 574 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE APRIL 12 Now, I realize this particular championship team did not have to travel as far, but we are so excited to have them here with us. As you know, whenever we have the championship teams here, we do like to give them an opportunity to be heard. And then I think we have one of the boys basketball championship teams here as well today, so this is very exciting. Representative Regan said we might get them to mix it up here a little bit later in a basketball game. Representative Rothman, the floor is yours, sir. Mr. ROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I would bet on these ladies. I want to take a moment today to congratulate the members of the girls Cumberland Valley Basketball Team for winning the 2016 PIAA AAAA State Championship. Mr. Speaker, this achievement is truly remarkable. This is the Cumberland Valley Girls Basketball Team's third consecutive State championship, a truly noteworthy feat for any sports program across the Commonwealth. Congratulations to all the members of the team, including the seniors who are also captains: Morgan Frazier, Morgan Baughman, and Kelly Jekot, who in February capped off her basketball career by scoring her 2000th point as a Cumberland Valley Eagle. Kelly has also been named the Gatorade Girls Basketball Player of the Year for 2 consecutive years. In the fall she will be attending Villanova University to play on the women's basketball team and to bring a championship to that school like their men's team did earlier this month. Also with us today is her younger sister, Katie, who is also a captain, and after she graduates she will be attending St. Joseph's University where she will be a Hawk. We also have in the back other members of the team: Addison Kirkpatrick, Mackenzie Torresin, Jess Tonrey, Lydia Schwalm, Sarah Lehman, and Sarah Morris; sophomores Allison Hinish and Mackenzie Zimmerman; and freshman Melanie Miller. The team managers are Jenna Mauriello and McKenna Klineyoung; coach Bill Wolf and assistant coaches Jill Kalback, Phil Gillis, Jim Poole, and Denny Bavaria, as well as athletic director Mike Craig. Mr. Speaker, to the seniors who are graduating this year, I know they will succeed in future endeavors because the skills they learned together as a team are skills that you will carry with you throughout your lives. Hard work, determination, passion, and a willingness to work together will help you achieve whatever your dreams may be. This team continues to make our community proud, and the Cumberland Valley Girls Basketball Team can be proud of their outstanding achievements. Colleagues, please join me in a round of applause for the 2016 PIAA AAAA Girls Basketball Champions, the Cumberland Valley Eagles. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Rothman and Representatives Bloom and Regan. Do either of you wish to speak? Okay. Thank you. ALIQUIPPA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS BASKETBALL TEAM PRESENTED The SPEAKER. And my neighbor, Representative Rob Matzie, out west. Representative Matzie is invited to the rostrum for the purpose of presenting a citation to another of our State's fine championship basketball teams. Representative Matzie, the rostrum is yours, sir. These young men and their coach traveled quite some distance, a good 4 hours to be here today and another 4 hours back, and we are so pleased to welcome them to the House floor. Representative Matzie, the floor is yours, sir. Mr. MATZIE. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is my absolute pleasure to recognize the 2016 PIAA Class AA Boys State Basketball Champions, the Aliquippa Quips. Last month, right up the road at the Giant Center in Hershey, these young men defeated Mastery Charter North by an impressive 68-to-49 margin, capping a perfect season that is right, perfect 14 and 0 in conference play and 30 and 0 overall. I would like to take a second to note how special and how rare that perfect season was. Aliquippa is only the 13th team from the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League and only the 33d team statewide to achieve a perfect season. In recognition of their accomplishment, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette rightly observed that the names of Chucky Humphries, first-team All-State; Jassir Jordan, first-team All-State; Sheldon Jeter, Kaezon Pugh, and Robert Crute, the team's five starters, will live in Aliquippa lore. Now, as many of you know, prior to me entering public service and I still continue I had the great pleasure of being a high school football and basketball announcer on the radio, and I had the great privilege of calling the 1989 and the 1994 State champion Aliquippa teams and was an observer in '97 and, of course, here in '16 when they won the AA title. Now, the high praise with the lore that comes with this team is impressive because it includes names like Ditka, Gilbert, Walker, Law, and Revis; high praise, indeed. Great teams are usually led by great coaches. Head coach Nick Lackovich, the PIAA AA Coach of the Year, and his several assistants, including Dwight Hines, who is here today, fit that description, instilling in these young men a desire to succeed, but to do so with sportsmanship and class. It is said that the true measure of character is how one gets back up after they have been knocked down. After a near miss at a State championship last year, these Quips bounced back up and captured basketball gold. They are a source of inspiration and pride for the entire Aliquippa community, and it is an honor to have them in the House chamber today. With great success comes great expectations, and I expect the Quips will put another strong team on the floor in As Coach Lackovich can tell you, the supporters of Aliquippa basketball do not expect anything unreasonable, just another championship. And as we like to say in Aliquippa, "They don't rebuild, they reload." Once again, I would like to congratulate the team for their stellar, undefeated season and State championship. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. And the rest of the team, as you know, is in the back standing up, so it is great to see you here too. Thank you so much. And, Representative Matzie, thank you so much, sir. GUESTS INTRODUCED The SPEAKER. Representative Santora has a guest with us today, Tracy Dahn. Tracy, if you will stand up. Thanks so much for being with us today. Tracy is a student at Temple University

5 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE 575 and is also a professional social worker. It is great to have you with us today. Thank you for being here. Representative Justin Simmons has a guest, Megan Marsh. Megan, if you will stand. Megan is 18 years old, and, folks, listen to this, this young lady has raised over $50,000 over the past 9 years to find a cure for blindness. She talks with children and young adults who are newly diagnosed and offers them support. With Megan today is her mom, Lori Marsh, and I know that Representative Justin Simmons has additional friends and family members of the Marshes seated in the rear of the House, if they would stand, too, wherever they might be, the Marsh family. Thank you so much. And everybody please give this young lady a great big round of applause. Adam Ravenstahl has some guests with the Epilepsy Foundation that are here today in the Capitol they are in the rear of the House Brigitte Jackson and her family and Peter Soergel and his family. Please rise. Thank you so much for being with us today. We appreciate all that you do. Great to have you here. We had some family members here yesterday of Warren Kampf. Today Representative Tom Murt welcomes his nephew, Thomas Cook, and I think Thomas is here with his mom and dad, Nancy and Tommy. Are they guests of Representative Neilson? Oh, for both. Representative Neilson and Representative Murt have guests here today, and if everybody could stand, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you for being with us. Representative Marcy Toepel has students from Montgomery County Community College. They are participating in a shadowing program with a representative in her office. If they will please stand: Marissa Kampe, Taylor Gordon, Sadie Magro, Torey Magziak, Tiffany Zerbe, and Lane Alderfer. Thank you so much for joining Representative Toepel in the House chamber today. Representative Duane Milne has in the rear of the House these individuals from Immaculata University if you will please stand Courtney Jones, Elizabeth McBride, Gladys Jones, Leah Briner, Molly Truitt, and Laura Chisholm from the great university, Immaculata University, home of many basketball championships over the years. They are guests of Representative Duane Milne. Thank you for being with us today. Representative Brandon Neuman has invited a St. Vincent College student, Mark Mascara if Mark could rise. He is studying political science and is a good friend and guest of Representative Brandon Neuman. Thank you for being here today. In the gallery today Representative Paul Costa and Representative Rob Matzie have students from Point Park University in downtown Pittsburgh. If you could get a chance to see the expanding campus right in the heart of Pittsburgh, I welcome you to do so. It has really grown leaps and bounds. And we have Alexis Sherman, Amber Mole, Blaine King, Amedea Baldoni, Gabe Dubin, and Robert Bertha, and they are guests of Representatives Paul Costa and Rob Matzie. Please stand and thank you very much for being with us. Thank you. Representative Sheryl Delozier welcomes, in the well of the House, a guest page, Jenna Bohrer from Mechanicsburg Area High School. Jenna, thank you for being with us today. In the well of the House, the Chair welcomes guest pages from Representative Tina Pickett's district. They are from the North Rome Christian School, Nicholas Schmieg and Nathan Pitcher. Thank you so much, young men, for being with us today. In the rear of the House, Samantha Muller is a senior at East Stroudsburg University majoring in political science, and she works with Representative David Parker's Stroudsburg office, and Eileen Porte from Representative Parker's district office is accompanying her. If you could both stand, we would greatly appreciate it. Thank you very much for being with us today. Kyle Scheaffer, who is a student at Elizabethtown College and a constituent from the Lehigh Valley, is shadowing Representative Mackenzie and is a constituent of Representative Craig Staats' office. So we really appreciate Kyle for being here. Please stand and welcome to the chamber of the House. Thank you. Representative Karen Boback has in the gallery Dallas High School Economics Competition Club and their adviser, Tim Gilroy. If you could all please rise, those in the competition. Great to have you here today. Thank you for coming down from Dallas. Representative Donna Oberlander welcomes these guests: Linda Horner, Twila Steele, and Katherine Steele. If you could please rise. It is great to have you here in the Capitol today. Thank you so much for being here. And Representative Bryan Cutler and Representative Mike Sturla have to the left of the rostrum the Franklin and Marshall College's men's basketball coach, Glenn Robinson, and his wife, Kathy. If you could please rise. Thank you so much for being here today. Outstanding institution. STATEMENT BY MR. STURLA The SPEAKER. Representative Cutler and Representative Sturla, the floor is yours, sir. Mr. STURLA. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I hope everybody will join us in congratulating Coach Robinson on his 900th career win against Swarthmore earlier this year. He is one of only four coaches in the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) which has accomplished this. They include Mike Krzyzewski, Herb Magee, and Bobby Knight, names I am sure you are all familiar with. He has been at Franklin and Marshall since He has won the National Association of Basketball Coaches Coach of the Year Award 12 times. The NCAA Division III tournament, he has been there 23 times, most recently in 2012, with 16 Sweet 16 appearances and 10 Elite Eight finishes. And here is the great part about this: His students have a near-perfect graduation rate, proving that his success goes well beyond the basketball court. I was hoping that the Aliquippa Quips could stay a little longer so that they had a chance to be recruited, because we could use some championship players again also, but I will leave that up to the coach to track them down somewhere in the Capitol. But again, congratulations on your coaching accomplishments, Coach Robinson.

6 576 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE APRIL 12 STATEMENT BY MR. CUTLER The SPEAKER. Representative Cutler. Mr. CUTLER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I just wanted to add my congratulations to the coach as well. I had the privilege of knowing him both as a friend and as a neighbor, and one of the things that I have always been impressed in his approach is that combined success, both on the court and the way that he drives his students to be equally successful in the classroom. And I want to congratulate you. You are in a very elite crowd, and I am sure that as you continue, you will continue to lead both at school and in our community. Thank you for what you do. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Coach, thank you for being here today, Mrs. Robinson as well, and congratulations. That is outstanding. We wish you continued success. CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Mr. CUTLER called up HR 707, PN 2900, entitled: A Resolution honoring Franklin and Marshall College's men's basketball coach, Glenn Robinson, for achieving 900 basketball game victories. Will the House adopt the resolution? The following roll call was recorded: YEAS 194 Acosta Evankovich Knowles Quinn Adolph Everett Kortz Rader Artis Fabrizio Kotik Rapp Baker Farina Lawrence Ravenstahl Barbin Farry Lewis Readshaw Barrar Fee Longietti Reed Benninghoff Flynn Mackenzie Reese Bizzarro Frankel Maher Regan Bloom Freeman Mahoney Roae Boback Gabler Major Roebuck Boyle Gainey Maloney Ross Bradford Galloway Markosek Rothman Briggs Gergely Marshall Rozzi Brown, R. Gibbons Marsico Saccone Brown, V. Gillen Masser Sainato Bullock Gillespie Matzie Samuelson Burns Gingrich McCarter Sankey Caltagirone Godshall McClinton Santora Carroll Goodman McGinnis Saylor Causer Greiner McNeill Schemel Christiana Grove Mentzer Schreiber Cohen Hahn Metcalfe Schweyer Conklin Hanna Metzgar Simmons Corbin Harhai Miccarelli Sims Costa, D. Harhart Millard Snyder Costa, P. Harkins Miller, B. Sonney Cox Harper Miller, D. Staats Cruz Harris, A. Milne Stephens Culver Harris, J. Moul Sturla Cutler Heffley Mullery Tallman Daley, M. Helm Murt Taylor Davidson Hennessey Mustio Tobash Davis Hickernell Neilson Toepel Dawkins Hill Nelson Toohil Day Irvin Nesbit Topper Dean James Neuman Truitt Deasy Jozwiak O'Brien Vitali DeLissio Kampf O'Neill Ward Delozier Kaufer Oberlander Warner DeLuca Kauffman Ortitay Watson Dermody Kavulich Parker, D. Wentling Diamond Keller, F. Pashinski Wheatley Donatucci Keller, M.K. Payne Wheeland Driscoll Keller, W. Peifer White Dunbar Killion Petrarca Youngblood Dush Kim Petri Zimmerman Ellis Kinsey Pickett Emrick Kirkland Pyle Turzai, English Klunk Quigley Speaker NAYS 0 NOT VOTING 0 EXCUSED 9 Daley, P. Krueger Savage Thomas DiGirolamo Santarsiero Schlossberg Vereb Evans The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. * * * Mr. BOYLE called up HR 729, PN 2936, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the 100th anniversary of the Easter Rising in Ireland. Will the House adopt the resolution? The SPEAKER. Representative Boyle is recognized on the question as to whether we should adopt the resolution. Representative Boyle, the floor is yours. Mr. BOYLE. I urge passage of this resolution in honor of the Irish independence movement, which 100 years ago on April 24 successfully began a campaign that eventually drove Britain from about 80 percent of the island of Ireland. Interestingly enough, Irish independence was the first successful military coup to British rule between 1776 and So there was a very long time between the American independence from the British Empire and the next British colony to leave the British Empire. So I urge passage of this resolution. Thank you. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative. On the question recurring, Will the House adopt the resolution? The following roll call was recorded: YEAS 194 Acosta Evankovich Knowles Quinn Adolph Everett Kortz Rader Artis Fabrizio Kotik Rapp Baker Farina Lawrence Ravenstahl

7 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE 577 Barbin Farry Lewis Readshaw Barrar Fee Longietti Reed Benninghoff Flynn Mackenzie Reese Bizzarro Frankel Maher Regan Bloom Freeman Mahoney Roae Boback Gabler Major Roebuck Boyle Gainey Maloney Ross Bradford Galloway Markosek Rothman Briggs Gergely Marshall Rozzi Brown, R. Gibbons Marsico Saccone Brown, V. Gillen Masser Sainato Bullock Gillespie Matzie Samuelson Burns Gingrich McCarter Sankey Caltagirone Godshall McClinton Santora Carroll Goodman McGinnis Saylor Causer Greiner McNeill Schemel Christiana Grove Mentzer Schreiber Cohen Hahn Metcalfe Schweyer Conklin Hanna Metzgar Simmons Corbin Harhai Miccarelli Sims Costa, D. Harhart Millard Snyder Costa, P. Harkins Miller, B. Sonney Cox Harper Miller, D. Staats Cruz Harris, A. Milne Stephens Culver Harris, J. Moul Sturla Cutler Heffley Mullery Tallman Daley, M. Helm Murt Taylor Davidson Hennessey Mustio Tobash Davis Hickernell Neilson Toepel Dawkins Hill Nelson Toohil Day Irvin Nesbit Topper Dean James Neuman Truitt Deasy Jozwiak O'Brien Vitali DeLissio Kampf O'Neill Ward Delozier Kaufer Oberlander Warner DeLuca Kauffman Ortitay Watson Dermody Kavulich Parker, D. Wentling Diamond Keller, F. Pashinski Wheatley Donatucci Keller, M.K. Payne Wheeland Driscoll Keller, W. Peifer White Dunbar Killion Petrarca Youngblood Dush Kim Petri Zimmerman Ellis Kinsey Pickett Emrick Kirkland Pyle Turzai, English Klunk Quigley Speaker NAYS 0 NOT VOTING 0 EXCUSED 9 Daley, P. Krueger Savage Thomas DiGirolamo Santarsiero Schlossberg Vereb Evans The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. UNCONTESTED CALENDAR RESOLUTIONS PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Mr. BURNS called up HR 623, PN 2679, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2016 as "Occupational Therapy Month" in Pennsylvania. * * * Ms. HARPER called up HR 714, PN 2907, entitled: A Resolution designating the week of April 11 through 15, 2016, as "Local Government Week" in Pennsylvania. * * * Ms. OBERLANDER called up HR 720, PN 2913, entitled: A Resolution designating the month of April 2016 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. BAKER called up HR 731, PN 2938, entitled: A Resolution recognizing April 16, 2016, as "World Voice Day" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. MURT called up HR 769, PN 3099, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the week of April 17 through 23, 2016, as "Shaken Baby Syndrome Awareness Week" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. WHEATLEY called up HR 790, PN 3144, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2016 as "National Jazz Month" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. MURT called up HR 792, PN 3111, entitled: A Resolution designating May 1, 2016, as "The Battle of the Crooked Billet Day" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. FLYNN called up HR 801, PN 3128, entitled: A Resolution designating the week of April 17 through 23, 2016, as "Pennsylvania Family Center Network Week" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mrs. DEAN called up HR 803, PN 3146, entitled: A Resolution recognizing April 30, 2016, as "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. FABRIZIO called up HR 804, PN 3147, entitled: A Resolution recognizing the month of April 2016 as "Parkinson's Disease Awareness Month" in Pennsylvania. * * * Mr. O'NEILL called up HR 807, PN 3149, entitled: A Resolution designating April 16, 2016, as "4p-/Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome Awareness Day" in Pennsylvania.

8 578 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE APRIL 12 Will the House adopt the resolutions? The following roll call was recorded: YEAS 194 Acosta Evankovich Knowles Quinn Adolph Everett Kortz Rader Artis Fabrizio Kotik Rapp Baker Farina Lawrence Ravenstahl Barbin Farry Lewis Readshaw Barrar Fee Longietti Reed Benninghoff Flynn Mackenzie Reese Bizzarro Frankel Maher Regan Bloom Freeman Mahoney Roae Boback Gabler Major Roebuck Boyle Gainey Maloney Ross Bradford Galloway Markosek Rothman Briggs Gergely Marshall Rozzi Brown, R. Gibbons Marsico Saccone Brown, V. Gillen Masser Sainato Bullock Gillespie Matzie Samuelson Burns Gingrich McCarter Sankey Caltagirone Godshall McClinton Santora Carroll Goodman McGinnis Saylor Causer Greiner McNeill Schemel Christiana Grove Mentzer Schreiber Cohen Hahn Metcalfe Schweyer Conklin Hanna Metzgar Simmons Corbin Harhai Miccarelli Sims Costa, D. Harhart Millard Snyder Costa, P. Harkins Miller, B. Sonney Cox Harper Miller, D. Staats Cruz Harris, A. Milne Stephens Culver Harris, J. Moul Sturla Cutler Heffley Mullery Tallman Daley, M. Helm Murt Taylor Davidson Hennessey Mustio Tobash Davis Hickernell Neilson Toepel Dawkins Hill Nelson Toohil Day Irvin Nesbit Topper Dean James Neuman Truitt Deasy Jozwiak O'Brien Vitali DeLissio Kampf O'Neill Ward Delozier Kaufer Oberlander Warner DeLuca Kauffman Ortitay Watson Dermody Kavulich Parker, D. Wentling Diamond Keller, F. Pashinski Wheatley Donatucci Keller, M.K. Payne Wheeland Driscoll Keller, W. Peifer White Dunbar Killion Petrarca Youngblood Dush Kim Petri Zimmerman Ellis Kinsey Pickett Emrick Kirkland Pyle Turzai, English Klunk Quigley Speaker NAYS 0 NOT VOTING 0 EXCUSED 9 Daley, P. Krueger Savage Thomas DiGirolamo Santarsiero Schlossberg Vereb Evans The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolutions were adopted. The SPEAKER. We have a number of members who wish to be recognized on a number of the resolutions. I am just going to take them in order by the number. STATEMENT BY MR. BURNS The SPEAKER. Representative Burns is recognized on HR 623. Members, Representative Burns has the floor. If you could please take your seats and give him your attention, I would certainly appreciate it. Representative Burns, you may proceed, sir. Mr. BURNS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Both the American Occupational Therapy Association and the Pennsylvania Occupational Therapy Association have declared the month of April 2016 to be known as "Occupational Therapy Month." The profession of occupational therapy helps people overcome the effects of illness, injury, and other conditions that keep them from living life to the fullest. Occupational therapy practitioners help citizens achieve participation in their favorite everyday activities. Through the use of client-centered evaluation and intervention strategies, the services of occupational therapies are available to citizens of Pennsylvania through hospitals, rehabilitation hospitals, home health agencies, schools, clinics, psychiatric facilities, community-based service centers, and nursing homes. The health and productivity of the citizens of Pennsylvania depend on the effectiveness and use of health-care resources, including the important services of occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants. I ask that you join me today and all citizens to recognize the achievements and contributions of these valued health-care professionals. Thank you. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Burns. STATEMENT BY MS. HARPER The SPEAKER. Representative Kate Harper is recognized on HR 714. Members, if you can, please take your seats and let us give our attention to Chairman Harper on HR 714. Ms. HARPER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to thank my colleagues for a unanimous vote decreeing this week "Local Government Week" in Pennsylvania. We have 4,500 local governments. If you count all of the counties, of which there are 67, there are 50 cities, there are almost 1,500 townships of the second class, 100 townships of the first class, 500 school districts, 950 boroughs, 1 incorporated town, and more than 1,500 municipal authorities. Literally, thousands of our fellow citizens serve these local government units, often without pay or at some minimal stipend, doing the business that make our communities function. So this is a good week to honor them. Please go home and say hello to somebody who sits on the borough council or the township planning commission and thank them for their service. And thank you for your unanimous vote naming this week "Local Government Week" in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.

9 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE 579 The SPEAKER. Thank you. STATEMENT BY MS. OBERLANDER The SPEAKER. Representative Donna Oberlander is recognized to speak on HR 720. Ms. OBERLANDER. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank my esteemed colleagues for their support in unanimous passage of HR 720, naming April 2016 as "Esophageal Cancer Awareness and Prevention Month" in Pennsylvania. As the Speaker mentioned, I am joined by my constituents, Linda Horner; her sister, Jean Steele; and her mother, Katherine Steele. For the past 6 years, Linda has made the 6-hour round trip to Harrisburg to be here as we pass this resolution. You may ask yourself, why? Well, I am going to tell you. Because Linda's husband, Richard, is a survivor of esophageal cancer, one of the most deadly cancers, where only one in five survive for more than 5 years after their diagnosis. The SPEAKER. Representative Oberlander, just suspend for a moment, please. Thank you. Members, if you could please take your seats. Thank you. Representative Oberlander has guests here today with respect to esophageal cancer, and if we could just take our seats, and I am just going to ask Representative Oberlander to proceed, and I apologize for interrupting. Ms. OBERLANDER. Thank you. And thankfully, Richard is celebrating his seventh year of survival. But early detection and awareness can further improve the chances, so that is why we do this resolution each year. That is why these outstanding folks feel the need to be here. I appreciate your unanimous support. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative. On HR 769 Representative Tom Murt is recognized. We will go over that at this time. Representative Wheatley is recognized to speak on HR 790. We will be going over that. STATEMENT BY MRS. DEAN The SPEAKER. Representative Dean is recognized to speak on HR 803. Mrs. DEAN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. And I thank all of my colleagues for your unanimous support of HR 803, recognizing April 30, 2016, as "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" in Pennsylvania. In 2010 the Drug Enforcement Administration began teaming with local agencies and local towns to encourage people to safely rid their homes and medicine cabinets of potentially dangerous expired, unused, unwanted prescription drugs. Since the first "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day," the DEA and its partners, our very towns, have collected 5.5 million pounds of prescription drugs, approximately 2.7 tons of prescription medication that we were able to get off the street and out of our houses. This initiative addresses a vital public safety and public policy health issue. According to the DEA and according to what we now know, unwanted and unused or expired medications that languish in our homes or stay in our medicine cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion and abuse. The DEA warns that a majority of abused prescription drugs are obtained from family members, including from our own home medicine cabinets. We are all aware that here in Pennsylvania and across the country, there is a heroin epidemic affecting all of our families. According to the American Society of Addiction Medicine, four in five new heroin users started out misusing prescription medications. The rate of heroin overdose deaths has nearly quadrupled from the year 2000 to the year So I sincerely thank all of you for joining me in recognizing April 30, 2016, as "National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" in Pennsylvania and in each of our communities. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative. REPORT OF COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES The SPEAKER. The clerk will read a supplemental report from the Committee on Committees. The following report was read: Resolved that, COMMITTEE ON COMMITTEES SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT In the House of Representatives, April 12, 2016 Representative Neilson, Philadelphia County, is elected a member of the Transportation Committee. Respectfully submitted, Rep. Mike O'Brien Chairman Committee on Committees Will the House adopt the resolution? Resolution was adopted. UNCONTESTED CALENDAR CONTINUED RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO RULE 35 Mr. SIMS called up HR 802, PN 3129, entitled: A Resolution designating April 12, 2016, as "Equal Pay Day" in Pennsylvania. Will the House adopt the resolution?

10 580 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE APRIL 12 The following roll call was recorded: YEAS 194 Acosta Evankovich Knowles Quinn Adolph Everett Kortz Rader Artis Fabrizio Kotik Rapp Baker Farina Lawrence Ravenstahl Barbin Farry Lewis Readshaw Barrar Fee Longietti Reed Benninghoff Flynn Mackenzie Reese Bizzarro Frankel Maher Regan Bloom Freeman Mahoney Roae Boback Gabler Major Roebuck Boyle Gainey Maloney Ross Bradford Galloway Markosek Rothman Briggs Gergely Marshall Rozzi Brown, R. Gibbons Marsico Saccone Brown, V. Gillen Masser Sainato Bullock Gillespie Matzie Samuelson Burns Gingrich McCarter Sankey Caltagirone Godshall McClinton Santora Carroll Goodman McGinnis Saylor Causer Greiner McNeill Schemel Christiana Grove Mentzer Schreiber Cohen Hahn Metcalfe Schweyer Conklin Hanna Metzgar Simmons Corbin Harhai Miccarelli Sims Costa, D. Harhart Millard Snyder Costa, P. Harkins Miller, B. Sonney Cox Harper Miller, D. Staats Cruz Harris, A. Milne Stephens Culver Harris, J. Moul Sturla Cutler Heffley Mullery Tallman Daley, M. Helm Murt Taylor Davidson Hennessey Mustio Tobash Davis Hickernell Neilson Toepel Dawkins Hill Nelson Toohil Day Irvin Nesbit Topper Dean James Neuman Truitt Deasy Jozwiak O'Brien Vitali DeLissio Kampf O'Neill Ward Delozier Kaufer Oberlander Warner DeLuca Kauffman Ortitay Watson Dermody Kavulich Parker, D. Wentling Diamond Keller, F. Pashinski Wheatley Donatucci Keller, M.K. Payne Wheeland Driscoll Keller, W. Peifer White Dunbar Killion Petrarca Youngblood Dush Kim Petri Zimmerman Ellis Kinsey Pickett Emrick Kirkland Pyle Turzai, English Klunk Quigley Speaker NAYS 0 NOT VOTING 0 EXCUSED 9 Daley, P. Krueger Savage Thomas DiGirolamo Santarsiero Schlossberg Vereb Evans The majority having voted in the affirmative, the question was determined in the affirmative and the resolution was adopted. STATEMENT BY MR. SIMS The SPEAKER. Representative Brian Sims is recognized on the resolution, and I do understand that Representative Watson wishes to be recognized subsequently. You may proceed, sir. Mr. SIMS. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I rise to thank my colleagues for their unanimous support for HR 802, designating today, April 12, 2016, as "Equal Pay Day." This date symbolizes how far into this year that the average American woman had to work to earn what the average American man did last year. And although Pennsylvania's Equal Pay Law was passed more than 50 years ago, women and their families continue to suffer the consequences of unequal pay. In 2014 female full-time workers earned only 79 cents for every dollar earned by men. While a greater number of women have obtained higher paying positions traditionally dominated by men, women as a whole continue to work in lower paying occupations, magnifying the effects of gender-based wage disparities. Mr. Speaker, earning a lower wage over the course of a career damages women's financial security, reducing the amount of their pensions and lowering their contributions to Social Security. Equal pay legislation can begin to combat this problem. In fact, we have been trying to address this issue since It strengthens the security of today's families and eases retirement costs, which in turn enhances Pennsylvania's economy. Let us use this day to reflect on the impact this disparity has on the women and girls around us and reexamine what we can do here in this body to fix this. Again, Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleagues for their unanimous support of HR 802. The SPEAKER. Thank you, sir. STATEMENT BY MRS. WATSON The SPEAKER. Representative Watson, on the resolution. Mrs. WATSON. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Thank you, colleagues, for your attention. It seemed appropriate that on Equal Pay Day talking about women and their pay, that you hear from a woman. Sadly, you have heard from this woman for the last 13 years, and if you have not noticed, to my colleagues, I am getting a lot older, so I cannot keep doing this. We need to really work on this. That does not deserve a round of applause. But indeed, in a very serious vein I rise today, April 12, to speak on the issue of really what it is called, pay equity. This is National Equal Pay Day. You heard from my colleague from Philadelphia some of the statistics. We now know that as of now the gap is 22 cents per hour. Women earn 22 cents less. That 22 cents sounds very small, but sadly, it adds up over the course of a woman's working years. It is the impact of thousands of dollars in lost wages and salaries, all because the worker is female. Now, that seems in this day and age, 2016, astonishing, and we all know it is incredibly unfair. It is important to note, Mr. Speaker The SPEAKER. Representative, please suspend. Mrs. WATSON. Certainly.

11 2016 LEGISLATIVE JOURNAL HOUSE 581 The SPEAKER. Members, prior to the break we only have two speakers left; Representative Watson is one of them if everybody could please take their seats, and I would ask that you take any conversations to the rooms outside the House floor. And, Representative Wheatley, you will follow Representative Watson. You were going to speak on a resolution, and I will call you next. Representative Watson, the floor is yours. Mrs. WATSON. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. It is important to note that the wage gap persists at all levels of education. In 2011 the typical woman in the United States with a high school diploma working full-time, year-round, was paid only 74 cents for every dollar that was paid to her male counterpart. Among people with a bachelor's degree, the figure was also 74 cents. In fact, the typical woman who has received an associate's degree still is not paid as much as the typical man who only graduated from high school. The inequities persist. Even though, as we said, that the gap in the wages is a small amount when you look at it per hour, it adds up over a career. A typical woman who worked full-time, year-round, would lose about $443,000 in a 40-year period due to the wage gap. A woman would have to work almost 12 years longer to make up that $443,000 gap. It is interesting to note that, as I said, I have been doing this for 13 years, but times have changed, and hopefully we are moving in the right direction, because within the past few weeks the issue of pay equity hit the headlines, not on the front page, not in a column, but on the sports pages, because five members of the U.S. Women's National Soccer Team, including women who are indeed household names like Hope Solo, filed a wage discrimination action against the U.S. Soccer Federation with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. And despite claims from employers that money is just not there, well, the ample evidence proves otherwise, considering that the women's soccer team generated nearly $20 million more revenue last year than the men's team, but the women are paid one-quarter of what the men received. So I would suggest to you that this equal pay hits all levels all levels of education, all levels of opportunity. So as we mark this year's Equal Pay Day, I want to remind everyone that the issue also crosses the political aisle, and it should not be mired with other pay issues or anything. Fair pay for women not only helps provide better financial security for families of working women, but it also helps our bottom line, "our" meaning those who are legislators and those of us who are responsible with putting together a budget and spending the State's taxpayer dollars. We have heard the saying that a rising tide lifts all boats, and when working women make as much as their male counterparts, they will be further contributing to our Commonwealth. They will pay more in income taxes, along with sales and use taxes, and ideally, they will be less likely to rely on government programs and services for such items as health insurance or child care. And for those at the end of their careers, the wage gap translates into less retirement savings. So indeed with a better retirement, it means that seniors will not need all of the services that we currently provide. Paying women a fair wage or salary for their work, it really is common sense, and I am hopeful that in the near future I certainly will not stand here, but we do not have to mark this date, women are paid equally to men, and guess what, they all pay their taxes and we are all for that; I know we are. So this is why we need to bring greater awareness to the issue on a day like today, and actually on every day in our jobs as lawmakers, to ensure that the laws we have in place are appropriate to deal with pay equity issues, and if they are not, we will study them and then we will fix them. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your indulgence. Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for the opportunity to speak. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative. Representative Wheatley waives off. RULES AND APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE MEETINGS The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes Representative Adolph for an announcement. Mr. ADOLPH. Thank you very much, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, there will be a Rules Committee meeting in the Republican Appropriations conference room immediately, and then about 12:15 there will be an Appropriations Committee meeting in the majority caucus room. Thank you very much. The SPEAKER. Thank you, sir. There will be a Rules Committee meeting in the Republican Appropriations conference room immediately, and then about 12:15 there will be an Appropriations Committee meeting in the majority caucus room. REPUBLICAN CAUCUS The SPEAKER. Representative Sandra Major, the caucus chair, for a caucus announcement. Ms. MAJOR. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I would like to announce Republicans will caucus today at 1 p.m. I would ask our Republican members to please report to our caucus room at 1 p.m. We would be prepared to come back on the floor, Mr. Speaker, at 2 o'clock. Thank you. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Major. DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS The SPEAKER. Representative Dan Frankel, the minority caucus chair, for a caucus announcement. Mr. FRANKEL. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Democrats will also caucus at 1 o'clock. Democrats will caucus at 1 o'clock. Thank you. ANNOUNCEMENT BY MRS. DEAN The SPEAKER. Representative Madeleine Dean, for an announcement. Mrs. DEAN. Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I rise to give notice that I intend to call up House Discharge Resolution No. 6 to discharge HB 500 on Monday, May 2. HB 500 calls for a tax on the severance of shale gas. So I rise to give that notice, Mr. Speaker. The SPEAKER. Thank you, Representative Dean. Does anybody else wish to be recognized?